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'Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education' is a podcast hosted by The Jewish Education Project. Hear CEO David Bryfman and a different guest each episode explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. Available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

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    • 4.5 • 24 Ratings

'Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education' is a podcast hosted by The Jewish Education Project. Hear CEO David Bryfman and a different guest each episode explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. Available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

    Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: What Does it Mean to Bear Witness?

    Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: What Does it Mean to Bear Witness?

    We’re continuing our limited series, Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World, with Rabbi Dr. Laura Novak Winer, a Reform Jewish Educator who just returned from an educator mission to Israel  powered by The Jewish Education Project along with the Association for Reform Jewish Educators and Hebrew Union College community. 

    It’s one thing to see posts on social media from Israel since October 7th, but it’s another to travel directly to the Jewish State to bear witness to the emotion and trauma that simply can’t be conveyed through a screen. We have already sent hundreds of Jewish educators to Israel post-October 7th. Now, prepare to be moved as Winer breaks down what it means to bear witness to collective pain, explores the responsibility of taking these stories back to her community, and reflects on her experience as both a Jewish educator and a human being.

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    This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.

    This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.

    If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York.

    • 40 min
    Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Jewish Education Goes to Hollywood

    Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Jewish Education Goes to Hollywood

    This week on Adapting, we return to the series, Israel and Jewish Education in a Post-October 7th World, with a conversation on antisemitism, particularly in the film industry.
     
    Join David Bryfman as he sits down with Todd Shotz, an acclaimed film and television producer, Jewish educator, and a leading consultant on Jewish representation in Hollywood. Shotz recently won an Emmy Award as consulting producer on "Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism," a groundbreaking special by YouTube Originals and The SpringHill Company. 
     
    The pair discuss Jewish representation in media, the timeliness and relevance of his award-winning project, and how his work in Jewish education supports his consulting work in Hollywood.

    This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.
    This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.
    If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York.

    • 37 min
    Uplifting Women in the Workforce

    Uplifting Women in the Workforce

    Recorded on International Women’s Day, this week's episode of Adapting poses the question: if the workforce of Jewish education is largely dominated by women, why are there still disproportionately more men in the senior leadership positions?
     This introspective conversation with Dr. Sara Shapiro-Plevan and David Bryfman explores many of the inequities that exist in the Jewish communal workspace and offers both employees and employers advice and tactics on how to bridge these divides. It emphasizes that when we uplift women in the workforce, it creates a more equitable environment for all. 

    This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.
    This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.
    If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York.

    • 41 min
    Jews Don't Surf, or Do They?

    Jews Don't Surf, or Do They?

    Danny Mishkin and Lynn Lancaster are making waves in experiential Jewish education. Sababa Beachaway, a co-ed residential summer camp in Virginia Beach, is where spirituality and tradition intersect to empower teens and tweens.

    Their conversation with David Bryfman takes you into a day in the life of a Sababa participant, and even leads listeners in a short breathing meditation! You might think this episode is all about surf camp, but at the heart of the message is something deeper: learning resilience through Jewish values in an unexpected setting.

    This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.
    This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.
    If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York.

    • 34 min
    Leading the Learning Revolution

    Leading the Learning Revolution

    Starting from kindergarten, how do we as educators connect Jewish tradition to where children are developmentally? 
     
    This week on Adapting, David Bryfman speaks with Rachel Happel, an experiential Jewish educator who is leading a Jewish learning revolution through unconventional programs. With the use of Jewish Learning Guides, "learning spaces" (a term used instead of classrooms), and the power of listening, Rachel helps children understand Judaism as a lived experience and answer: "What does it mean to be Jewish?"

    This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.
    This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.
    If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York.

    • 38 min
    Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Everyone Counts - Redeeming the Captives

    Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Everyone Counts - Redeeming the Captives

    We are facing a unique time as a Jewish people when the mitzvah of pidyon shvuyim, redeeming the captives, is top of mind as 134 hostages are still held by Hamas in Gaza. What can you as an educator be doing to help the captives?

    In this extremely timely episode, Clare Goldwater and Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz discuss their educational campagin, Everyone Counts, which they started during the war in partnership with The Jewish Education Project. Through resources and information on their website, the campaign is for anyone who wants to raise awareness of the hostages but is not sure where to start, making this moment accessible through education, advocacy, and teaching us how to be responsible for one another.

    This episode is part of a limited series, "Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World." Click here to see all episodes in the series and stay tuned for further episodes.

    This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.
    This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.
    If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York.

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
24 Ratings

24 Ratings

Momof3inMD ,

Excellent insightful conversations

I am not an educator but have found these conversations to be very helpful as a Jewish parent raising 3 young kids. Especially in these difficult times, I appreciate the thoughtful approach to challenging topics. Both the host and guests are excellent. Highly recommend.

rachel18974 ,

Excellent content

Definitely recommend this podcast for any Jewish educators out there, great for both new and veteran educators, you’ll always learn something and gain new perspectives.

misshuman95 ,

A great addition to my own Jewish education

While working on my masters in Jewish Professional Leadership, this podcast has been a great supplement to my program. I highly recommend!

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